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10 books to read in August: new releases from Jill Lepore, Claudia Rankin and more

LA Times 1 min read 2 hours ago

<p>The acclaimed novelist Téa Obreht's sweeping 'Sunrise,' James M. Scott's propulsive World War II history 'Empire of Ashes' and Jill Lepore's 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,' are among this month's most anticipated fiction and nonfiction releases.</p>
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